Personally, just a couple. Professionally, quite a few, but I was not close to them. It's tragic for the patient and family.
Let them ask the same questions over and over without pointing out their lapse in memory. As you can tell, it won't do them any good anyway and tends to frustrate all involved. Imagine how fearful it can be not know where you are, how you got there, who any people are, ......................
With my personal ones, in conversations we sent most of our time talking about the things they could remember (mostly from the past, hopefully happy). An old photo album helped. In the end, even this escaped them. The friendship became a one way street, but still worth it.
Let them ask the same questions over and over without pointing out their lapse in memory. As you can tell, it won't do them any good anyway and tends to frustrate all involved. Imagine how fearful it can be not know where you are, how you got there, who any people are, ......................
With my personal ones, in conversations we sent most of our time talking about the things they could remember (mostly from the past, hopefully happy). An old photo album helped. In the end, even this escaped them. The friendship became a one way street, but still worth it.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
